Control Engineer

Gulf Drilling International; Doha; On-site; QAR 223,000 - 446,000; Full time

Job summary

Gulf Drilling International in Doha seeks an experienced Electronics & Controls Supervisor to oversee drilling control systems on jack-ups and land rigs. You will lead maintenance programs, ensure regulatory compliance, and guide technicians during critical downtime events.

Strong CMMS, OEM systems, and field instrumentation knowledge are essential. You will develop SOPs, validate root causes, participate in upgrades and manage integrity inspections to support safe operations in Qatar's offshore

Qualifications

• 10-15 years hands-on experience in electronics and drilling control systems in a supervisory role.
• Familiar with major drilling OEM products and OEM training experience.
• Experience on jack-ups or land rigs is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of onboard electronics, communications and control software; advanced troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures for electronics and control systems.
• Review maintenance procedures, testing sequences, and approval via MOC and governance channels.
• Ensure compliance with API, OEM manuals and class/flag requirements.
• Lead troubleshooting of control systems and rig instrumentation, including hydraulic/pneumatic loops and drives.
• Support rig electronics technicians during downtime events and failures.
• Validate root-cause findings and coordinate corrective actions with Mechanical and Electrical SMEs.
• Review PM routines, schedules, and function-test intervals for control systems.
• Maintain integrity inspections of control systems and instrumentation.
• Provide expertise for overhauls, upgrades, and recertification activities.
• Monitor critical spares, assess obsolescence, and propose reliability improvements.
• Maintain records, schematics and data in CMMS; issue technical advisories and reports.

Skills

Control systems

PLC

SCADA

Instrumentation

Networking

Computers installations

Supervisory experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics/Telecom Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

CMMS

Amphion

Cyberbase

Centurion

Job description

Minimum Qualifications: Extensive hands on experience and OEM training on control systems, PLC, SCADA, instrumentation, networking and computers installations on drilling rigs; A bachelor’s degree in Electrical/ Electronics / Telecom Engineering or computer science is preferred but not essential.

Minimum Experience: 10-15 years of hands‑on experience in a supervisory position overseeing electronics and drilling control systems and familiar with major drilling OEMs products (preferably being trained by OEM or worked for OEM for a period) on jack-ups or land rigs;

Job-Specific Skills: Strong knowledge of electronics, communication systems and software utilized onboard drilling rigs, with advanced troubleshooting capability for control systems, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, proficient in CMMS, documentation control, and data management

Governance & Technical Standards

• Develop and maintain discipline-specific standard operating procedures for electronics and control systems
• Review and validate maintenance procedures, testing requirements and sequences; recommend approval through MOC and technical governance channels
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and industry standards (API, OEM manuals, and Class/Flag requirements)

Equipment Reliability & Advanced Troubleshooting

• Lead troubleshooting of control systems, such as Amphion/ Cyberbase/ Centurion control systems, engine controls including load sharing and power management, hydraulic and pneumatic controls for automated systems, AC and DC drives, rig instrumentation such as VDaq/ Mudwatch / Drillwatch/ etc,, Fire &Gas systems, PAGA systems, PABX systems, navigation and whether monitoring, PLC for jacking and fixation systems, crane and vehicles electronics.
• Support rig electronics technicians during critical downtime events and equipment malfunctions
• Validate technical root-cause findings and ensure corrective actions fully address underlying mechanical, hydraulic, or control-system failure modes in alignment with Mechanical and Electrical SMEs

Maintenance Strategy & Execution

• Review and recommend PM routines, schedules, function-test intervals, and task lists for control systems to ensure accuracy and technical completeness
• Ensure maintenance execution complies with applicable standards, OEM recommendations, and safety-critical performance requirements

Integrity, Certification & Compliance Assurance

• Conduct integrity inspections covering control systems condition and integrity, instrumentation, digital communication networks, various PLC, SBC or OEM computers.
• Identify risks, test failures, certification gaps and regulatory deviations and escalation to its supervisor.

Projects, Upgrades & Recertification Support

• Provide subject-matter expertise for overhauls, control-system upgrades or replacements following OEM bulletins or industrial components obsolescence.
• Review engineering documentation, OEM scopes, FAT/SAT plans, pressure-testing protocols, and recertification packages
• Assists with budgets preparation per forecasted business plan

Critical Spares, Obsolescence & Reliability Improvement

• Assess critical spares for all control systems;
• Monitor reliability KPIs
• Recommend improvements for redundancy, standardization, and obsolescence mitigation across the fleet

Technical Documentation & Reporting

• Maintain accurate records, schematics, software backups and data images in controlled repositories
• Issue inspection reports, technical advisories, and integrity assessments following rig visits and investigations
• Ensure CMMS records and certification documents are complete, updated, and aligned with regulatory requirements